The Fifth Letter

Critics Review

• Dramatic, mysterious and compelling . . . it’s easy to read this book in one sitting

  Vogue

• Younger sister Nicola gives novelists Liane and Jaclyn Moriarty a serious run for the literary awards in this pacey, circle-of-friends thriller, which accelerates in its intensity and sheer originality with every page . . . An Agatha Christie Mousetrap of a “who-wrote-it?” to solve

  Australian Women's Weekly

• The premise in this third novel from one of the clever Moriarty sisters is irresistible . . . You’ll be hard pressed not to giggle and compare these girls to your own besties

  Daily Telegraph

• Page-turning mystery

  Instyle

• It’s hard not to get roped into this delightfully twisted tale of suspicion and mystery intertwined with a frank look at how relationships evolve and sometimes become obsolete. Moriarty has a knack for making you feel like one of the girls, compelling you to solve the mystery of the author of the fifth letter

  My Weekly Preview

• The brilliant unraveling of this sisterhood of secrets will leave you wondering how well you really know the best friends you’ve known forever. A must-read before your next Girl’s Night

  Mary Hogan

• Lifelong friendships, secrets, and pages I couldn’t turn fast enough. The Fifth Letter is one of my favorite books this year, and Nicola Moriarty is now on my short list of favorite women’s fiction authors

  Susan Elizabeth Phillips

• Readers . . . will race to the end as a credit to Nicola’s fine sense of pacing and suspense. An author to watch

  Booklist

• The meandering stories of these women are held together with the powerful question of who wrote the last letter, which reveals just how precarious childhood friendships are . . . the book adeptly exposes the striking differences among the four friends and the five letters

  Publishers Weekly

• A delightful, heartwarming exploration of the twists and turns of true friendship, The Fifth Letter was simply delicious from the very first page to the last. Relatable characters, a fast-moving plot and just the right amount of mystery. I was hooked!

  Rachael Johns

• A brilliant and compelling novel where a twenty-year-old friendship is tested by the secrets they have been keeping. The plot is fascinating and I found the characters likeable and irritating at the same time. Playing on the anonymity of the letters, the author creates suspense and anticipation as truths – and lies – are spilled page after page

  Chicklit Club

• This is one of those books you have to make sure you’ve got nothing scheduled when you start reading. Because once you start, you’re not going to want to stop. Page turner indeed. Wow. And some scenes that made me cry

  Sharpest Pencil Blog

• With secrets and intrigue, this is a compulsive read

  Sun on Sunday

• Entertaining

  Sunday Mirror

• A darkly humorous story about friendship

  Best

• Intrigue, hatred and accusations – phew, it kept me guessing to the end

  Sun

• The premise and its execution will grab readers and refuse to let go. Readers may pick this one up to see how Moriarty’s writing compares to her sister Liane’s wildly popular novels, but they’ll race to the end as a credit to Nicola’s fine sense of pacing and suspense. An author to watch.

  Booklist

• Entertaining and easy to read

  Sunday Mirror